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New laptop... yay
2005-03-06, 3:08 PM #1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6745451646

I think this link will work.. let me know if it doesn't. But yay... it wil be here Monday.
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2005-03-06, 3:47 PM #2
A Compaq? Maybe their laptops are better than their desktops...
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2005-03-06, 4:02 PM #3
That thing is a monster. I hope your not planning on lugging that thing around... :eek:
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2005-03-06, 4:10 PM #4
And wow, not a good deal at all.

You can get much more modern laptops (not "good laptops" but more modern and much better tha that) for around $400 after some rebates.
2005-03-06, 4:27 PM #5
uhh.. not from what I can see. here's some examples.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31554&item=6747526908&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31554&item=6747050653&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31553&item=6748936922&rd=1

These are comparable laptops (mine's slightly better than the last two and slightly worse than the first one)

And I payed less...

Show me examples of what you're talking about. And as far as the size, I'm not too concerned about that.. I like the larger ones anyway.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

Lassev: I guess there was something captivating in savagery, because I liked it.
2005-03-06, 4:36 PM #6
Guys, dont compare laptop prices to desktop prices.. please.
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2005-03-06, 4:36 PM #7
http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/445786

And that's brand new with a larger screen.

Laptops sell incredibly high on eBay. I have a few friends who buy old laptops at local places for $200 or so and in turn sell them on eBay for $400+.
2005-03-06, 4:41 PM #8
uhh.. that's not even verified.. did you notice that's a forum. and there's links to an ebay bid with weird stuff going on there.. Something's fishy. I wouldn't be so sure about that.

[Ok, well there's a link to an actual ad, but that looks like an exception, not a rule.. I also notice that lacks a CD/RW drive.. Mine's got a DVD/CD-RW combo.]
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

Lassev: I guess there was something captivating in savagery, because I liked it.
2005-03-06, 6:59 PM #9
You can get 1ghz P3 laptops here in Montreal for $99 Canadian.
2005-03-06, 7:04 PM #10
Hmm. 1GHZ PIII > 2.8 GHz Celeron. Sounds good. I don't know what those things battery lives are, but the CPU is sure better than a celeron.
2005-03-06, 7:08 PM #11
Quote:
Originally posted by Obi_Kwiet
Hmm. 1GHZ PIII > 2.8 GHz Celeron. Sounds good. I don't know what those things battery lives are, but the CPU is sure better than a celeron.

What the **** have you been smoking?
2005-03-06, 11:50 PM #12
Quote:
Originally posted by Obi_Kwiet
Hmm. 1GHZ PIII > 2.8 GHz Celeron. Sounds good. I don't know what those things battery lives are, but the CPU is sure better than a celeron.
No.

One way or the other, a new 2.8 GHz Celeron is still Pentium 4 core. Which means it's still going to be faster. I believe the P4 Celeron still has the same cache size as a stock P3 too.

For a laptop the Pentium-M is what you really want. It uses up very little power and it's essentially an XScale processor with a Pentium 3 code translation layer of some sort. Very cool, low-voltage and performs way better than the Pentium 4 at the same clock speeds.
2005-03-07, 12:31 PM #13
when OCed to the same clock, It also performs much better than the FX-55.
\(='_'=)/
2005-03-07, 12:34 PM #14
Quote:
Originally posted by silent_killa
when OCed to the same clock, It also performs much better than the FX-55.


I want stats on that. I don't believe that for a damn second.
2005-03-07, 12:40 PM #15
woops, forgot the link..

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=dfipm&page=10&cookie%5Ftest=1
\(='_'=)/
2005-03-07, 12:56 PM #16
Quote:
Originally posted by Jon`C
No.

One way or the other, a new 2.8 GHz Celeron is still Pentium 4 core. Which means it's still going to be faster. I believe the P4 Celeron still has the same cache size as a stock P3 too.

For a laptop the Pentium-M is what you really want. It uses up very little power and it's essentially an XScale processor with a Pentium 3 code translation layer of some sort. Very cool, low-voltage and performs way better than the Pentium 4 at the same clock speeds.


I was actually just spouting a bunch of anti-Celeron fanboyism. :p Still, I think the PIII is way more efficient. The whole P4 CPU is line less efficient. It's just capable more greater clock speeds. Sort of a quality over quantity type thing. Efficiency wise, the PIII > Clelron or PIV. I think the PIV's finally caught up with the speed of the 800-1000MHz PIII's when they got to 1.6 GHz.
2005-03-07, 3:19 PM #17
It's more complicated than that.
2005-03-07, 3:33 PM #18
well.. I'm coming live from the new laptop... and thus far, I'm quite happy with it. :D (and I still think I got a good deal. But anyways... Now that I've sparked a debate over intel processors... I'm going to go off into my corner now. :p
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

Lassev: I guess there was something captivating in savagery, because I liked it.
2005-03-07, 4:09 PM #19
are you using the aol 9.0 optimized it came with?
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2005-03-07, 4:23 PM #20
uhh... it doens't have AOL on it. at all. and I'm glad. I've got DSL through Qwest, and I'm networked to a wireless router.

(oh, and it didn't come with the wireless card, but I have a D-Link Wireless USB adapter)
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

Lassev: I guess there was something captivating in savagery, because I liked it.
2005-03-07, 5:36 PM #21
Quote:
Originally posted by silent_killa
when OCed to the same clock, It also performs much better than the FX-55.


Well that's nice. Now let's see them port that to the Intel 64 chipsets.

Oh, wait...
D E A T H
2005-03-08, 12:31 AM #22
Pentium-M/Centrino is a totally new core. There really isn't any comparison. In addition there is further room for improvement in the architecture while the Pentium 4 and related processors are pretty much about to max out.

Don't get me wrong, there are some things the Pentium-M can't do (like Hyperthreading). But since there are extremely few single programs that can use multiple processors effectively there is little to no benefit. Pentium-M is ideal for low power consumption, low heat profiles and... to put it simply... gaming.

While I'm pretty happy with my Inspiron XPS, the XPS Generation 2 absolutely pounds it to dust in every single benchmark. It has a 2.0-someodd GHz Pentium-M. This has a 3.4 GHz desktop Pentium 4.

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